New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-28

going.
The Emphatic Shanghai Association Of WILLIAMSBURG
had hired the A. r. wslcoit for the day and brought inst
fact ort with big double transparency The shangha
were volunteer Some OF the other bigger tugs
were the Cyclops the Charm. the Bronx the Ariosa
the Lewis Pulver the A. A. Crawford the knckcroocSer
the Moran the g. H. DEM tho Ceres. the Rockaway the
Ordnance and the william Horre. There were over LOO
tugs ALL each carrying from thirty to eighty passen
gers. few steamers dropped down later. the sam
sloan the Henry r. Bishop the Roanoke. the Sylvan
Dell and the Shenandoah
CHEERS FOR THE SCOTTISH YACHT
From 10 a. m. I'LL nearly the big fleet lay IN the
Upper Bay. Just OF Owls Head The wind gave no sign
Of and the judges were unwilling to hoistthe
blue peter the signal for preparing to start The Thistle
got under way and through the feet over toward the
Erie Basin There were for her all sides, and
cbesred in return to most Of the greetings Mr.
Bell and Mr. Watson were on deck dressed In yacnus
suits Captain Barr standing amitships busy Win
orders for making and changing sail captain biocE VI
the Oracle was passenger and so were Designer Mn
Coates, Edgar Auchincloss and Captain Charlie Barr
wonderrn ease and speed in the light wind all tie
scotsnen on the bay were pnfed with admiratSn
The Volunteer came out later taxing tow ohe cruiser
about too for litlc waiting for the signal on the
Electra to be raised. The Talsman ran under her BOWS
standing on deck in suit, and wearing straw
hat Designer Burgess was leaning against me wheei
walking M and down and the passengers, all except
.Joe ;" Ellsworth. who was not In sight were lolmg
about the Mr. wye. the Thistles representative
on the YANKEE sloop, wore a black aud yellow striped
blazer and looked like Princeton football rusher Cap
tain Terry of the Graylng. and Capald Berry, Vi .o
Mystery, were both aboard the volunteer
EVERYBODY WAITING FOR THE START.
The Electra's launch kept busy all the morning
chasing inruers of the starting line. and toward noon
the Police Boat Patrol came to Commodore Gerrys as
sistance On most OF the 6otila luncheon WAS served
while the two racers crused about above tho line ana
waited BY IL O'Clock the had come out ana ltte
wind stirring from the south Many OF the weather
wise predicted however The blue peter hnaiy
crawled up the top OF the Electras mast ana
the crowds in the bay applauded The tugs tooted
the big steamers blew bass notes I, , nnu
the more elegant yachts fired their small brass
cannons. The Electras two guns were ao,s' s sn
for applause and the eastern section OF Tue noiIH
raised nubbub a minute or two later as tne lhsIic
gded by across tie line nen OF came IN, ,e moi
and biz jam was imminent Inc Two o raSSfs go,
ahead fast enough. however. and the 2oo odu craft
Tbere were PROBABLY 1000 people the water NJ the
doubled by the crowds on both sides OF the Mar
The slopes back OF Fort Iompsin,s Nv, we ri.
along was thick with them Across ri Fsrt Hamilton the
big hotel balconies jammei with men and women
and the walls of Fort Hamilton were hidden from the
water So great was the rush for places that many
Staten Islanders pu out in row boats little distance TO
get n glimpse Of the struggle between the two famous
APPEARANCE OF TIRE CONTESTANTS.
The tall canvass OF the racers made fair mark, In
fact for the eye. The Thistle stood up little srsghter
above the heavier top OF her rival The Nolun-
teer leans the left buryng her lee rail- some
times In the foam. Tho stress OF canvass ana
General Pane clever steering have their effect quickly
before the sioops reach the Narrows that the scot
fish cutter has been outgeneralled and ousaed aud
the big crowd smiles ana setties do"n 10 rePeoh VI
last years stern chase.
The otilla had been handled admirably at the start
but once through the Nafrows. with the volunteer
half mile ahead the tugs and steamers BROKE
pelLmcIl for the leader, several OF them running
.ha uNA4 ard
to her great discomfort The same thing threatened
the Volunteer down near one Of me sSnay oUS ray
OF the American yachtsman came to good use General
psnted i'm hig black letters Keep Asiern. and Keep
TO Leeward" Two OF the crew took turns in holding the
inscription up for the benefit OF the tugs aud steamers
behind ana the Yankee sloop was allowed to go the
whole outward course without being once intsrfercd
with.
THE CUTTER FOLLOWS THE sLooP.
Tho Thistle worked her way down through
the broken sea left her by tas Offend
ing pilots. and after turning buoy No. 10 had n
fair both out and back. The volnnt's suffered
light and The oa closing the winning sloop shut
her IKE s and spd ses
General Paine let the interference pass without raising
The Volunteer had half the ugs the parade for
pany on the run from Staten Island to sandy Hook
Part OF the way down she ran Just TO windward
Of r'' the pestship Alesia anchored in tue
Lower Bay and the pleasure boats tnrned on
buoy nst inside the Hook sort OF rendezvous for
the Sightseeing craft Here more than hity OF inc m
gathered give the Volunteer salute as she turned out
10 sea All the whistles and guns were set going and
small pandemonum was raised again; Few craft waited
for Thistle turn for there was little chance OF ner
getting short OF hrecquarters OF an hour ana me
feet whole steamed out for the sandy HOOK Hght
ship
THE CONTEST EARLY LOST ITS CHARM
As n battle between great Shops the race had
long ago fzzled out. In tie haze that
still held on in the Lower Bay, from one
boat nothing but faint tall pencil OF white sail could
grace ease soft. stately lines OF beauty Beating To
wlndward with jlbs, mainsail and Il all bendng over
stiff against the bOtn slOop and cutter were
dazzling picture Of life and motion Bnt ne charm OF
in against wind the only excitement left Tor old
The Electra and the rest OF the feet ranged in
circle about the Sandy Hook Lghtship when the volun
turned a.d cut for home After blowing And eoon
Thistle tar behind that even the judges boat
could not wait for her 49, , l., 49,,
Tue run in made with sharp breeze and In good
time. The was just sinking bshnd a mass Of cloud,
TO back of the Atlantic Highlands when the fanses
soep made buoy No. 10 on her way back and faced
straight for homo. The splnnakers were ready
the big extra ;sH nss S %5. ps SS
ON the Vosburg mp the Boulanger March "a the
lunesr bounded forward under her new spread OF can
vas Tho steamers and yachts crowded In. but tho
Yankee boat held her own.
out from The Hook Half way up toward the finish line
the Volunteer by the Gaatsa Lieuenant ienn was
can VIGOROUSLY at the victorious Boston boat His wife
was on deck too IN her red uorsted She
| Volunteer cheercd. The Lieutenant looked
back toward the Thistle and smiled in
wardly she was getting beating than the May
| flower gave his own cutter last September.
AN EASY VICTORY FOR THE VOLUNTEER.
The Volunteer took things easily up to the finishing
line Half mile down she passed the sachem which
set of salute oftwo guns. Then the veteran Dauness
was overhaued and there was another salute The
Electra was waiting at her post but so thick was the
cluster steamboats, around her that nothing but the
hlua flag at the mainmast could show where tho line
really WAS The Volunteer through few yards
of open space ard kept right on mp toward Bay
Ridge Tho thunders at her victory lasted fully five min
utes Thirty thousand people cheered hoase
trying compete with the cannon and steam whlstes
The part Of the feet held on Tor the cutters ar
rival The beaten Thistle still two miles and half
down the Bay The wind had grown lighter the further
IN the racers got Sandy Hook Tho cutter had her
spinn aud came on dnder stately Plio OF
canvas The sun was just losing itseii behind
the Jersey hills and showed only a blood-red
quarter disc across darkening Bay The smoke OF the
fuuigaiing houses Hoffman leland rose like gray
curtain the feet and the Shore As tho twilight
dee pened stole further and further but
faint 10 snow